Thai Union Group Donates THB 1 Million for COVID-19 Field Hospitals in Samut Sakhon

11 June 2020, Samut Sakhon − Thai Union Group PCL. and its subsidiaries, Thai Union Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Thai Union Feedmill PCL., Asian-Pacific Can Co., Ltd. and Okeanos Food Co., Ltd., donated THB 1 million to the “Samut Sakhon Fights for COVID-19 Fund”. The donation will be used to prepare COVID-19 field hospitals for possible cases of coronavirus and for the purchase of medical equipment for Krathumbaen Hospital and Banphaeo Hospital.

Suthidej Amornkasemwong, Managing Director for Fish Production Line at Thai Union Group delivered the donation to Wirasak Wichitsaengsri, Samut Sakhon Governor with M.D. Surapol Ariyapitipan, Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Health Office, M.D. Anukul Thaitanundr, Director of Samut Sakhon Hospital, M.D. Uraiwan Jamnansiri, Director of Krathumbaen Hospital and M.D. Pornthep Pongtawigorn, Director of Banphaeo General Hospital. As part of its SeaChange® sustainability strategy, Thai Union takes seriously its responsibility for improving the lives of people in the communities where it operates.

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About Thai Union Group

Thai Union Group PCL is the world’s seafood leader bringing high quality, healthy, tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for more than 40 years.

Today, Thai Union is regarded as the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding THB 126.3 billion (US$ 4.1 billion) and a global workforce of over 44,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, innovative seafood products.

The company’s global brand portfolio includes market-leading international brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, and Rügen Fisch and Thai-leading brands SEALECT, Fisho, Qfresh, Monori, Bellotta and Marvo.

As a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behavior, Thai Union is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). In 2015, Thai Union introduced its SeaChange® sustainability strategy. Find out more at seachangesustainability.org. Thai Union’s on-going work on sustainability issues was recognized in 2018 and 2019 by being ranked number one in the world in the Food Products Industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving a 100th percentile ranking for total sustainability score. Thai Union has now been named to the DJSI for six consecutive years. Thai Union was also named to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index for the fourth straight year in 2019.

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